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Subject:Re: Tips for using help From:David O'Brien <obriend -at- MINCOM -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:56:53 +1000
If you mean standard MS Windows help we generally refer them to the
Microsoft version. On 3.11 there was a tutorial that covered such things
as mouse and menu use, parts of the screen, etc., and the 95 versions cover
topics more relevant to Ver 4 Help.
Seems a waste to re-invent the wheel...
fwiw
David
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My group is composing a short document with instructions and tips for using
help. We are doing this, because our clients are sometimes very computer
illiterate and cannot be assumed to know it. I've found lots of examples
of
instructions on how to use help, but I am drawing a blank on tips for using
help. Any suggestions?
Sharon Thomason
sthomason -at- dealersolutions -dot- com
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